Byōdō-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q61094
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Byōdō-in Temple

Summary

Byōdō-in Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,069 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Byōdō-in Temple's religion is recorded as Buddhism[3].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's religion is recorded as non-denominational[4].
  • Byōdō-in Temple is located in Uji[5].
  • Byōdō-in Temple is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Byōdō-in Temple is on the body of water Yodo River[7].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[8].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's founder is recorded as Fujiwara no Yorimichi[9].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's founder is recorded as Myōson[10].
  • Byōdō-in Temple is associated with the mappō thought movement[11].
  • Byōdō-in Temple is associated with the Pure Land worship movement[12].
  • Byōdō-in Temple is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto[13].
  • Byōdō-in Temple is part of Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[14].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's Commons category is recorded as Byōdō-in[15].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's occupant is recorded as Minamoto no Shigenobu[16].
  • Byōdō-in Temple comprises Byodo-in Museum Hoshokan[17].
  • Byōdō-in Temple comprises Phoenix Hall[18].
  • Byōdō-in Temple comprises Q140355405[19].
  • 1052 marks the founding of Byōdō-in Temple[20].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.889444444444, 'longitude': 135.80777777778}[21].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's significant event is recorded as Battle of Uji[22].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's significant event is recorded as renovation[23].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's significant event is recorded as destruction[24].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Amitābha Buddha[25].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.byodoin.or.jp/[26].
  • Byōdō-in Temple's main subject is Sukhavati[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Fujiwara no Yorimichi[9] and Myōson[10]. 1052 marks the founding of Byōdō-in Temple[20].

Identity

Part of include Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto[13], a cultural heritage[28], in Japan[29] and Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[14], a pilgrims' way[30], in Japan[31].

Why It Matters

Byōdō-in Temple ranks in the top 2% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,069 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → Byodo-in
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: Byodo-in"
  2. 20d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Byōdō-in
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Byōdō-in"
  3. 13w ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Buddhist temple, vacation property
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q11556819]]"
  4. 13w ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Transliteration or transcription → Byōdōin, Byoudouin, Byodoin
    Has part(s) → Byodo-in Museum Hoshokan, Phoenix Hall, Q140355405
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q140355405]]"
  5. 16w ago · Hirho · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google maps customer id → 6954706348575164324
    Transliteration or transcription → Byōdōin, Byoudouin, Byodoin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2440]]: Hōryūji, Copying from [[Q261932]]"
  6. 21w ago · JRagusa · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi
    Founded by → —
    Main subject → Sukhavati
    Instance of → Buddhist temple, vacation property
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P466]]: [[Q11564321]]"
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